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Intel Core i5-12600

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-12600

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 79.32

Overall Rank:
632nd fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
178th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
216th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $271.99 USD (2025-01-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21575
Single Thread Rating
3832

Samples: 465*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600

Integer Math66,497 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math51,073 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers84 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,087 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,193 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression253,848 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,123 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,832 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$273.69 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$271.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,831
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,386
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,562
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,876
Intel Core i5-12600
21,575
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,210
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,724
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,621
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,148
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
221.57
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
205.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
146.69
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.73
Intel Core i9-13900K
117.66
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.50
Intel Core i5-12600
79.32
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.09
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Intel Core i5-12600
3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2411344 - Feb 13 2025
21251
BL2411126 - Feb 13 2025
21251
BL2407003 - Feb 11 2025
21878
BL2400083 - Feb 08 2025
22132
BL2399445 - Feb 08 2025
12130
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600
As of 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600
21,575
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-12600
28,457 (+31.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i5-12600
26,639 (+23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Intel Core i5-12600
26,345 (+22.1%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
25,107 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i9-11900KF @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
24,824 (+15.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
24,486 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
23,880 (+10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600
21,561 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i7-12700T vs Intel Core i5-12600
21,332 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
20,889 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
20,729 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
19,568 (-9.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,868
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,602
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,593
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,304
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,535
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,522
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,345
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,133
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,019
Intel Core i5-12600
4,014